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1、Media,Sports,ScienceArt,Music,Film,LiteratureMediaMedia–themainmeansofmasscommunicationTelevision–bothbroadcastandcableRadioNewspapersInternetMedia“Media”isaplural/collectivenoun.Thesingularformis“medium”.Examplesentences:Themediaareanimportantcheckongovernmentmisconduct.ThemediainAmericahaver
2、ecentlybeendoingapoorjobofunbiased1reporting.1unbiased–showingnoprejudice.Impartial;fairandbalanced.MediaMainstreamMedia(MSM)MajorNewspapersNewYorkTimes,WashingtonPost,etc.NewsSyndication1AgenciesAssociatedPress(AP),UnitedPress(UP),ReutersTelevisionCBS,ABC,NBC,NationalPublicRadio(NPR),PublicBr
3、oadcastingService(PBS),etc.1Syndication–thesimultaneouspublishingorbroadcasting(ofmaterial)inanumberofnewspapers,televisionstations,etc.MediaTheMSMareconsideredbymanypeopletohavealiberal1bias.BecauseofpoliticalcorrectnessinAmerica,manyliberalpeoplenolongerdescribethemselvesasliberal.Theynowuse
4、theword“progressive”.1liberal–opentonewbehaviororopinionsandwillingtodiscardtraditionalvaluesMediaWhatistheoppositeofliberal?ConservativeHoldingtotraditionalattitudesandvalues,andcautiousaboutchangeorinnovation–typicallyinrelationtopoliticsorreligion.MediaAlternative1MediaAlsoreferredtoas“NewM
5、edia”Ondemand2accesstocontent,suchasdigitalservices(Internet,websites,computermedia,etc.)Doesnotnecessarilyimplyliberal/conservativebias1Alternative–availableasanotherpossibility2Ondemand–assoonasorwheneverrequiredTelevisionMajorTelevisionNetworksCBS–ColumbiaBroadcastingServiceNBC–NationalBroa
6、dcastingCompanyABC–AmericanBroadcastingCompanyThemajortelevisionnetworkshavebeenlosingtheirdominanceandinfluenceinrecentyears.ThisislargelyduetothegrowthofcableTV,aswellastheInternet.NewspapersTheUSAdoesnothaveanationalnewspaper,althoughsomepopularlocalpapers(NYTimes,WallStreetJournal)aredistr
7、ibutedinmostcities.Newspaper(print)circulationintheUSAhasbeendecliningforseveralyears.Themainreasonistechnologicaladvances,e.g.theInternet.NewspaperCirculationYearTotalDailyNewspaperCirculation(inmillions)196058.8197062.1198062.2199062.
